Dwyane Wade Settling Michael Jordan-LeBron James GOAT Debate Leaves Fans Confused – “D-Wade Needs to Run For Office”

Dwyane Wade has watched LeBron James and Michael Jordan become two of the all-time greatest players in NBA history.

Dwyane Wade Settling Michael Jordan-LeBron James GOAT Debate Leaves Fans Confused – “D-Wade Needs to Run For Office”

Michael Jordan, Dwyane Wade, and LeBron James (Image via FirstSportz)

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As long as LeBron James plays basketball, the GOAT debate involving Michael Jordan will continue. As someone who has witnessed both eras, Dwyane Wade is one of the few who knows the difference.

The Miami Heat legend watched “His Airness” in his early days, and after growing up in Chicago, did not have to look elsewhere to know who the best basketball player was.

He implemented some of Jordan’s skills into his game, and eventually was nicknamed ‘Flash’ for his athletic, high-energy style of basketball, which made him one of the all-time greats.

Michael Jordan is the greatest player I’ve ever watched… LeBron James is the greatest player I’ve ever seen.

Dwyane Wade said on his podcast

The 3-time NBA champion explained that he has played against and alongside James to judge that he is the greatest basketball player. He has first-hand experience to come to that conclusion.

He has not seen Michael Jordan play basketball, but has watched tapes that led him to believe the 6-time champion is the basketball GOAT. With this new statement, the Hall of Famer was essentially hitting two birds with one stone.

Fans react to Dwyane Wade’s Michael Jordan-LeBron James GOAT explanation

When this clip surfaced on social media, fans were left confused. They felt that, as a close friend of LeBron James, he made up this answer to ensure he would not offend him.

At the same time, the answer also does not offend Michael Jordan’s GOAT status. However, fans believe this answer was diplomacy at its best, as Dwyane Wade was essentially keeping himself in the good books of both the basketball greats.

Fans felt he had just displayed how to praise both without leaning towards one side. Check out examples of those confused social media reactions below:

Wade knows he is one of the very few who can tilt the GOAT debate. Since he does not want to court controversy, he chose the middle path, where he is not objectively placing one over the other.

GOAT debate might continue with LeBron James ‘undecided’ about future

Dwyane Wade might have thrown a wrench into the GOAT debate wheel that has been spinning for what seems like eternity. However, it could come to a stop when LeBron James decides to hang up his sneakers.

LeBron James' 23rd season might not be his last
LeBron James’ 23rd season might not be his last (Image via Keith Birmingham/X)

If James believes this could be his last season — something that sources close to James have insisted that he remains undecided about — he might feel even more responsibility to suit up for every game on what would then be a retirement tour.

Dave McMenamin wrote

The ESPN reporter wrote in his article what LeBron James needs to do to keep his All-NBA streak alive. Currently, the record that the all-time leading scorer has set stands at 21 seasons. With his All-NBA streak at risk, if he misses 3 more games, the primary question is if this 2025-26 season would be the 4-time league MVP’s last in the game.

Since he is still ‘undecided’, he could play in all the remaining games and continue his All-NBA streak. If not, then with that streak, the curtains will also come down on his 23rd and final season.

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